Benfica took 3 points at home against Porto, in the match corresponding to date 7 of the Portugal – Liga Portugal Betclic 2023-2024 tournament. The local team scored the only goal of the game 22 minutes into the second half, through Ángel Di María. After taking the ball on his left, the midfielder shot at the goal from his own field and beat the goalkeeper with a fantastic goal to remember.
The figure of the meeting was Ángel Di María. The Benfica midfielder stood out against Porto as he scored 1 goal.
Another of the key footballers at the Do Sport Lisboa e Benfica stadium was Anatoliy Trubin. The Benfica goalkeeper had a great performance against Porto.
The match had a large number of cautions: David Carmo, Mehdi Taremi, João Neves, Ángel Di María, Wendell, Zé Pedro, Nicolás Otamendi, David Jurásek and Francisco Conceição. Fábio Cardoso was sent off for a straight red card in the 18th minute of the first half.
Benfica coach, Roger Schmidt, set up a 4-5-1 formation on the field with Anatoliy Trubin in goal; Alexander Bah, Nicolás Otamendi, António Silva and Fredrik Aursnes on the defensive line; João Neves, Orkun Kökçü, Ángel Di María, Rafa Silva and David Neres in the middle; and Petar Musa in attack.
For their part, those led by Sérgio Marceneiro Conceicao stood with a 4-4-2 strategy with Diogo Costa between the three sticks; João Mário, Fábio Cardoso, David Carmo and Wendell in defense; Romário Baró, Stephen Eustaquio, Alan Varela and Galeno in the midfield; and Pepê and Mehdi Taremi up front.
The referee designated for the match was João da Silva Pinheiro.
Benfica will visit Estoril on the next matchday, while Porto will host Portimonense at the Estádio do Dragão stadium.
The local team is leading with 18 points, while the visitor has 16 points and is in third place in the tournament.
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